Did You Know? I'll Bet Not.

If you ever had the sense that information technology is progressing faster than we are, this terrific video is a must-watch:

Comments

[Joe Raasch]

Steve - this is real and this is NOW! Welcome to a piece of my world!

Cheers,

Joe

[Steve Roesler]

Joe,

This is quite serendipitous, as I was thinking of you and your latest role midway through the video. It occurred to me that educators are now consumed by the reality of speed, technology, and young people having sources of information that far exceed the traditional classroom.

What are the kinds of solutions that school systems are wrestling with?

[George Guajardo]

Thanks from bringing this to my attention! It was a great video and I have pointed my readers (all two of them) to watch it. Thanks a ton!

[Steve Roesler]

George, I hope they both enjoy it:-)

[Joe Raasch]

Hi Steve,

One of the biggest challenges is how best to incorporate individual technology into the classroom. Where do laptops, PDAs, cell phones, etc. belong in a classroom? Children are early adopters of technology outside of school - and are told to put everything away when entering most classrooms. Is that right?

That said, does having an interactive whiteboard in the classroom dramatically improve student achievement outcomes?

Real improvement comes down to that 1v1 interaction between teacher and student. The question is, how can technology enhance and improve that relationship?